PUBLICATIONS
of
ROBERT D. HARTER
A. Books, Chapters, and monographs:
1. Ahlrichs, J.L., J.P. Seaton, E.P. Christmas, M.F. Baumgardner, R.D. Harter, and D.F. Post.
1964. Soil Science Laboratory Manual. 2nd Ed. Balt Publ. Co., West Lafayette, Indiana.
2. Harter, R.D. 1966. The effect of water levels on soil chemistry and plant growth of the Magee
Marsh Wildlife Area. Ohio Game Monograph #2, Ohio Division of Wildlife, Columbus, Ohio.
3. Harter, R.D. 1977. Reactions of minerals with organic compounds in soils. Chapter 20 in Joe B.
Dixon (ed.) Minerals in the Soil Environment. Soil Science Society of America, Inc.,
Madison, Wisconsin.
4. Harter, R.D. and G. Smith. 1981. Langmuir equation and alternate methods of studying
"sorption" reactions in soils. Chapter 9 in Chemistry in the Soil Evironment. ASA
Special Pub. No. 40. American Society of Agronomy, Madison, Wisc.
5. Harter, Robert D. 1984. Kinetics of metal reactions with soils. pp 411-413 in Yearbook of
Science and Technology. McGraw-Hill, N.Y.,N.Y.
6. McFee, W.W., F.Adams, C.S. Cronan, M.K.Firestone, C.D. Loy, R.D. Harter, and
D.W.Johnson. 1984. The Acidic Deposition Phenomenon and its Effects: E-2. Effects on
Soil Systems. Critical Assessment Review Papers. U.S.E.P.A. Doc. EPA-600/8-83-
016BF.
7. Harter, R.D. 1985. Copper. pp. 42-43 in D.E. Baker, et al (eds.), Criteria and recommendations
for land application of sludges in the Northeast. Pa. State Univ. Agric. Exp. Stn. Bull.
No. 851.
8. Harter, R.D. (ed) 1986. Adsorption Phenomena. Van Nostrand Reinhold, Co., Stroudsburg, PA
9. Pilgrim, S.A.L. and R.D. Harter. 1987. New Hampshire Soil Judging Guide. Department of
Forest Resources and USDA/SCS Misc. Pub.
10. Harter, R.D. 1991. Micronutrient adsorption-desorption reactions in soils. pp. 59-87 in J.J.
Mortvedt et al. (Ed) Micronutrients in Agriculture, 2nd Ed. SSSA Book Series, No. 4,
Soil Sci. Soc. Am., Madison, WI.
11. Harter, R.D. 1991. Kinetics of sorption/desorption processes in soil. pp. 135-149 in D.L.
Sparks and D.L. Suarez (Ed) Rates of Soil Chemical Processes. SSSA Spec. Publ. No.
27, Soil Sci. Soc. Am., Madison, WI
12. Harter, R.D. and R. Naidu. 1995. Role of Metal-Organic Complexation in Metal Sorption by
Soils. Adv. Agron. 55:219-263.
13. Harter, R.D. (ed.) 2003. Wagon Tracks: George Harter's 1864 Journey to California. The Patrice
Press, Tucson, AZ
B. Refereed journal articles:
1. Ahlrichs, J.L., J.R. Russell, R.D. Harter, and R.A. Weismiller. 1965. Infrared spectroscopy of
clay mineral systems. Proc. Indiana Acad. Sci. 75:247-255.
2. Harter, R.D. and E.O. McLean. 1965. The effect of moisture level and incubation time on the
chemical equilibria of a Toledo clay loam soil. Agronomy J. 57:583-588.
3. Harter, R.D. and J.L. Ahlrichs. 1967. Determination of clay surface acidity by infrared
spectroscopy Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. Proc. 31:30-33.
4. Harter, R.D. 1968. Adsorption of phosphorus by lake sediments. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. Proc.
32:514-518.
5. Harter, R.D. 1969. Phosphorus adsorption sites in soils. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. Proc. 33:630-632.
6. Harter, R.D. and J.L. Ahlrichs. 1969. Effects of acidity on reactions of organic acids and amines
with montmorillonitic clay surfaces. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. Proc. 33:859-863.
7. Harter, R.D. and G. Stotzky. 1971. Formation of clay-protein complexes. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer.
Proc. 35:383-389.
8. Albert, J.T. and R.D. Harter. 1973. Adsorption of lysozyme and ovalbumin by clay: effects of
clay suspension pH and clay mineral type. Soil Sci. 115:130-136.
9. Harter, R.D. and G. Stotzky. 1973. X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, eletrophoretic
mobility, and pH of some stable smectite-protein complexes. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. Proc.
37:116-123.
10. Kilcullen, B.M. and R.D. Harter. 1974. A simple system for freeze drying. J. Chem. Ed.
51:590.
11. Vijayachandran, P.K. and R.D. Harter. 1975. An evaluation of initial phosphate adsorption by
a cross-section of soil types. Soil Sci. 119:119-126.
12. Harter, R.D. 1975. Effect of exchange cations and solution ionic strength on formation and
stability of smectite-protein complexes. Soil Sci. 120:174-181.
13. Harter, R.D. and B.B. Foster. 1976. Computer simulation of phosphorus movement through
soils. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 40:239-242.
14. Harter, R.D. and B.M. Kilcullen. 1976. Microcalorimeter adaption for measurement of delta-H
of adsorption by solid-solution interfaces. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 40:612-614.
15. Harter, R.D. and D.E. Baker. 1977. Applications and misapplications of the Langmuir
Equation to soil adsorption phenomena. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 41:1077-1080.
16. Harter, R.D. 1979. Adsorption of copper and lead by Ap and B2 horizons of several
Northeastern United States soils. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 43:670-683.
17. Harter, R.D. 1983. Effect of soil pH on adsorption of Pb, Cu, Zn, and Ni. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J.
47:47-51.
18. Harter, R.D., and R. Lehmann. 1983. Use of kinetics for the study of exchange reactions in
soils. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 47:666-669.
19. Lehmann, R. and R.D. Harter. 1983. Copper adsorption by soils exposed to desiccation stress.
Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 47:1085-1088.
20. Harter, R.D. 1984. Curve-fit errors in Langmuir adsorption maxima. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J.
48:749-752.
21. Lehmann, R. and R.D. Harter. 1984. Assessment of copper-soil bond strength by desorption
kinetics. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 48:769-772.
22. Snyder, K.E. and R.D. Harter. 1985. Changes in solum chemistry following clearcutting of
northern hardwood stands. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 48:223-228.
23. Snyder, K.E. and R.D. Harter. 1987. Forest floor dynamics in even-aged northern hardwood
stands. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 51:1381-1383.
24. Harter, R.D. 1989. A new modeling compatible solution to the first order kinetics equation.
Soil Sci. 147:97-102.
25. Harter, R.D. 1990. Interpreting the kinetics of ion sorption by soils. 14th Intern. Cong. Soil
Sci. II:22-27.
26. Harter, R.D. 1992. Competitive sorption of Cobalt, Copper, and Nickel ions by a Calcium
saturated soil. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 56:444-449.
27. Kookana, R., R. Naidu, and R. Harter. 1994. Vertical heterogeneity and pollutant transport
through soil profiles. Proc. 25th Congress of the International Association of
Hydrogeologists.
28. Naidu, R., R.S. Kookana, M.E. Sumner, R.D. Harter and K.G. Tiller. 1997. Cadmium sorption and
transport in variable charge soils: A review. J. Env. Qual. 26:602-617
29. Naidu, R. and R.D. Harter. 1998. Effect of different organic ligands on cadmium sorption by and
extractability from soils. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 62:644-650.
30. Naidu, R., M.E. Sumner and R.D. Harter. 1998. Sorption of heavy metals in strongly weathered
soils: An overview. J. Envir. Geochem. Health 20:5-9
31. Harter, R.D. and R. Naidu. 2001. An assessment of environmental and solution parameters
impact on trace-metal sorption by soils. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 65:597-612.
32. McCracken, K.L., W.H. McDowell, R.D. Harter, and C.V. Evans. 2002. Dissolved organic carbon
retention in soils: comparison of solution and soil measurements. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 66:563-568.
C. Reports:
1. Harter, R.D. 1971. The role of agriculture in the quality of the New Hampshire environment.
pp.78-83 in Agriculture and processing wastes in the eastern region: A perspective.
Agric. Res. Service, USDA (EMN Publ. No. 3457).
2. Harter, R.D. 1973. Completion report for Project A-020-NH. Adsorption of complex organic
molecules by water-suspended clays. The University of New Hampshire Water
Resources Research Center, Durham, NH.
3. Harter, R.D. 1974. Soil impact. Chapter 7 in The impacts of an oil refinery located in
southeastern New Hampshire: A preliminary study. The University of New Hampshire,
Durham, NH.
4. Harter, R.D. 1975. A survey of New Hampshire sewage sludges as related to their suitability for
on-land disposal. NH Agric. Exp. Stat. Bull. No. 503.
5. Pilgrim, S.A.L. and R.D. Harter. 1977. Spodic horizon characteristics of some forest soils in the
White Mountains, New Hampshire. NH Agric. Exp. Sta. Bull. No. 507.
6. Leighton, G.M., R.D. Harter and G.R. Crombie. 1978 Sewage sludge composting in small
towns. NH Agric. Exp. Sta. Bull. No. 508.
7. Downer, P.S. and R.D. Harter. 1979. Effect of fire on forest soils and nutrient cycling: An
annotated bibliography. NH Agric. Exp. Sta. Bull. No. 514.
8. Harter, R.D. 1985. Bentonite: A discussion of engineering application related properties.
American Colloid Co. Report. 36pp.
9. Barry, P.J.S., R.E. Cameron, R.D. Harter, W.W. McFee, and M.J. Mitchell. 1987. Snow
pack/Ground Interface. in Acid Deposition Monitoring for Snowfall and Snow Pack.
Workshop report to EPA.
10. Harter, R.D. 2002. Acid Soils of the Tropics. ECHO Technical Note. 8pp.
http://echonet.org/tropicalag/technotes/Acidsoil.pdf
Reviews and Misc.:
1. Harter, R.D. 1977. Response to Laura's comments on the stability of washed smectite-protein
complexes. Soil Sci. 123:133-134.
2. Harter, R.D. and G. Stotzky. 1977. Response to Dr. Laura's comments on catalase adsorption by
montmorillonite. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 41:150-151
3. Harter, R.D. and D.E. Baker. 1978. Further reflections on the use of the Langmuir equation in
soils research. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 42:987-988.
4. Harter, R.D. 1980. Book review: Soil Chemistry Part B. Physiochemical models. G.H. Bolt
(ed), Elsevier Press. Soil Sci. 130:110-111.
5. Harter, R.D. 1982. Book review: Soil Chemistry Part B. Physiochemical models, Second
Edition. G.H.Bolt (ed.), Elsevier Press. Soil Sci. 134:401.
6. Harter, R.D. 1985. Book review: The surface chemistry of soils. G. Sposito. Oxford Univ.
Press, New York, NY. Soil Sci. 140:232-233.
7. Harter, R.D. 1992. Communication in soil science. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 56:1981-82
8. Harter, R.D. 1998. Book review: "The Little Adsorption Book" by D. Basmadjian. Soil Sci.